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Hideaway
Studio album by
Wavves
ReleasedJuly 16, 2021
StudioDave Sitek's home studio (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length29:15
LabelFat Possum
Producer
Wavves chronology
You're Welcome
(2017) 		Hideaway
(2021)

Hideaway is an album by Wavves released on the record label Fat Possum Records on July 16, 2021.[1] This was the band's first album since You're Welcome was released four years earlier. The band worked with producer Dave Sitek,[2] and the album's themes were inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Background

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In early 2019, Wavves began recording songs for what would become their seventh studio album.[4] This would become their first new music released since the 2018 standalone singles "All Star Goth" and "Emo Christmas".[3] After early studio sessions reportedly lacked surprises and "magic", according to frontman Nathan Williams,[4] the band began working with producer Dave Sitek.[2] According to Williams, melodies were initially built around short samples of songs from the 1950s and 1960s before removing those samples and creating the rest of the song's structure.[4] The album's lyrical themes were reportedly inspired by Williams living in a shed behind his parents' house during the album's recording, along with the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Release and tour

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On March 30, 2021, the album's first single "Sinking Feeling" was released.[5] On May 4, 2021, the band officially announced the album, simultaneously releasing the second single "Help Is on the Way".[6] The album was released by Fat Possum Records on July 16, 2021. On August 23, 2021, the band announced a live tour throughout the United States with 38 shows, starting in Las Vegas on October 1, 2021.[7] This was the first live performance by the band since December 31, 2019,[8] as plans to tour in support of the re-release of their third album King of the Beach had been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Beats Per Minute58%[11]
Classic Rock[12]
DIY[13]
Exclaim!7/10[14]
Kerrang!3/5[15]
The Line of Best Fit58%[16]
NME[17]
Pitchfork6.2/10[2]
Uncut7/10[18]

The album was met with generally favorable reviews by critics, scoring 69 out of 100 on Metacritic.[9] NME called the album "Wavves' most original and varied work yet".[17] In a mixed review, Pitchfork called the album's hooks "straightforward to a fault, and short on those small, sometimes barely even perceptible deviations from expectation that distinguish a sublime hook from a routine one".[2] Classic Rock was more negative, calling it "an album full of lo-fi pop-tinged melodies sugarcoating a bitter centre".[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Thru Hell"Nathan Williams2:46
2."Hideaway"
3:58
3."Help Is on the Way"
  • Sitek
  • Williams
3:24
4."Sinking Feeling"Alex Gates3:34
5."Honeycomb"Stephen Pope4:12
6."The Blame"
  • Sitek
  • Williams
3:08
7."Marine Life"Williams2:06
8."Planting a Garden"Williams2:25
9."Caviar"Williams3:48
Total length:29:15

Personnel

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Wavves

  • Nathan Williams – lead vocals, guitar (all tracks); production (1, 3)
  • Stephen Pope – bass
  • Alex Gates – guitar
  • Ross Traver – drums

Additional personnel

References

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  1. ^ Fat Possum Records [@FatPossum] (Jul 16, 2021). "At long last. Produced by TV On The Radio's Dave Sitek, "Hideaway" is out now worldwide! Warm welcome back to @WAVVES; this marks their 7th album. https://wavves.lnk.to/Hideaway" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b c d Rytlewski, Evan (2021-07-19). "Wavves: Hideaway". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  3. ^ a b c Young, David (2021-05-05). "Wavves shares 'Help Is on the Way' from forthcoming album 'Hideaway'". NME. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ^ a b c Schwarten, Chris (2021-07-22). "Wavves' Nathan Williams on why he took a stylistic left turn on diverse new album, Hideaway". Guitar World. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ^ a b Yoo, Noah (2021-03-30). "Wavves Return With New Song 'Sinking Feeling'". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ^ Scolforo, Carli (2021-05-04). "Wavves Announce New Album, Shares "Help Is on the Way"". Paste. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ^ "Wavves Announces Fall 2021 Tour Dates -". mxdwn Music. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. ^ Gibbs, Jessica. "Wavves Return to Miami After More Than a Decade". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Hideaway". Metacritic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  10. ^ Sendra, Tim. "Wavves – Hideaway". AllMusic. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  11. ^ Thomas, Carlo (July 22, 2021). "Album Review: Wavves – Hideaway". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  12. ^ a b Johnstone, Emma (Summer 2021). "Wavves – Hideaway". Classic Rock. p. 86.
  13. ^ Lynch, Ben (July 16, 2021). "Album Review: Wavves – Hideaway". DIY. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Hudson, Alex (July 12, 2021). "Wavves Are Smarter Than They Get Credit for, and Hideaway Proves It". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  15. ^ Hickie, James (July 16, 2021). "Album review: Wavves – Hideaway". Kerrang!. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  16. ^ Mendyuk, Bridjet (July 16, 2021). "Wavves' new found country twang leads the charge on Hideaway". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
  17. ^ a b Buchanan, Rhys (2021-07-13). "Wavves – Hideaway review: San Diego garage-pop dons' most original and varied work yet". NME. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  18. ^ Wray, Daniel Dylan (September 2021). "Wavves – Hideaway". Uncut. p. 35.
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